2016-12-08

2017 Schedule Announced For Pinty's Series

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Coming off an historic inaugural season with a new entitlement partner, the NASCAR Pinty's Series is primed to capitalize on that momentum with a 2017 schedule that includes traditional marque events and several unique changes.

The NASCAR Pinty's Series will open on Sunday, May 21 with the popular Victoria Day weekend at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanville, Ont. The series will make a second stop at the road course on Sunday, Sept. 3 in conjunction with the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. And the Toronto Honda Indy weekend will again feature Canada's national stock car championship series in the event held by Toronto's Lake Ontario waterfront on the Exhibition Place street course. The series will be the headliner on Saturday, July 15.

"From Cayden Lapcevich's memorable championship campaign, to the thrilling battles between Quebec's favorites Andrew Ranger, Alex Tagliani, Kevin Lacroix and Alex Labbe, the 2016 NASCAR Pinty's Series was one for the record books," said George Silbermann, NASCAR vice president of weekly & touring series. "With the newly released schedule, the 2017 season is shaping to take that excitement to the next level. The mix of world-class road courses and challenging ovals will provide a great test for drivers and teams, and excite fans across Canada."

"The first season as an entitlement sponsor with NASCAR exceeded our wildest expectations," said Tony Spiteri, Pinty's senior vice president, marketing, research & development. "Pinty's Foods is proud to be part of the top racing series in Canada, and to have our brand represented at some of the best racing tracks in the country."

The annual West Coast swing will feature a new look: The NASCAR Pinty's Series will visit Wyant Group Raceway in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, for twin features on Wednesday, July 25, and then travel to Alberta's Edmonton International Raceway on Saturday, July 29. The three championship events will mark the halfway point of the 2017 season.

The series' seventh trip to Circuit ICAR, on the grounds of Montreal's Mirabel International Airport, will also feature a new look. The road-course event will be run under the lights on Saturday, July 8. The 13-race schedule includes a return to Ontario's Delaware Speedway, as well.

Other highlights of the 2016 schedule include:

• The season will conclude on Saturday, Sept. 16 at Kawartha Speedway in Fraserville, Ontario. The .375-mile oval has hosted the final race of the NASCAR Pinty's Series in each of the previous 10 seasons.• One of the most anticipated races each year is the Circuit de Trois-Rivieres, and the series will take to the Quebec street course on Sunday, Aug. 13. • The penultimate race of the year will take place at Quebec's Autodrome St-Eustace (Sept. 9), and the series will again visit the high-banked action-packed Riverside International Speedway in Nova Scotia (Aug. 19) and feature an early-season showdown at Quebec's Autodrome Chaudiere (June 17).• In addition to Toronto, which is in its second of a three-year agreement, NASCAR has signed three-year sanction agreements with Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Riverside and Circuit de Trois-Rivieres.

The NASCAR Pinty's Series television broadcast schedule on TSN and RDS will be announced at a later date.

-PASS North Season Opener To Be Part Of Prestigious Icebreaker Weekend At Thompson Speedway In April

-PASS Returns To Quebec On May 21 and New Brunswick On June 3, Oxford 250 Spots Up For Grabs

-For Immediate Release

NAPLES, ME (December 8) – Pro All Stars Series (PASS) officials announced today the release of the 2017 schedule for the PASS North Super Late Models. The Northeast's top short trackers will once again compete at some of the best speedways in New England and Canada, highlighted by the 44th Annual Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway. The season will begin for the second year in a row at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park in Connecticut as part of the Icebreaker weekend on April 1-2. After a year hiatus, PASS will return to Canada in 2017 with events in the provinces of Quebec and New Brunswick. The PASS North Super Late Models will compete on 10 different speedways in 4 states and 2 Canadian provinces in 2017.

"We believe this is our strongest schedule yet for the PASS North Super Late Models," said PASS President Tom Mayberry. "This year we will celebrate our 17th year of sanctioning races and we're very glad to be able to return to Canada in 2017. Our fans to the north are some of the most passionate in all of racing. The Oxford 250 has found a home with its August date and has solidified its place as one of short track racing's biggest events and we're glad to continue that this coming year."

The 44th Annual Oxford 250 looks to continue as one of the crown jewel events in short track racing with racers from all across North America expected to compete for $25,000 to win, plus guaranteed lap leader money on August 25-27. The 250 will again cap off a full weekend of short track racing action on the famed Oxford Plains Speedway in what many dub Maine's premier sporting event annually. And for the first time ever, the PASS National Champion will be crowned at the conclusion of the 250.

A final tune-up to the Oxford 250 will take place on Saturday, July 29 at Oxford Plains Speedway. In addition, Oxford Plains Speedway will once again host the PASS North Super Late Models on Saturday, April 22 and will crown the PASS North titlist with the season finale on Saturday, October 14.

Following a successful debut last year, PASS will again sanction a special Independence Day weekend show at Oxford Plains Speedway on Sunday, July 2. This event will be a non-points event, featuring PASS "non-winners." The top three finishers will be given guaranteed starting spots for the 44th Annual Oxford 250. This year, Wayne Helliwell, Jr. won the PASS "non-winners" race before going on to capture the checkered flag in the Oxford 250.

In 2017, PASS North returns to Canada for two major events. On Sunday, May 21, PASS makes its way back to Quebec for an event at Autodrome Montmagny. And for the first time since 2014, the PASS North Super Late Models will be at Speedway 660 in New Brunswick for an Oxford 250 qualifieron Saturday, June 3. The top three teams from the United States and the top three teams from Canada will each receive guaranteed starting spots for the Oxford 250.

The Super Late Models of PASS will compete again for the third straight year at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Vermont on Sunday, May 28. The PASS North Super Late Models will race for 150 laps and the Thunder Road Late Models will join them for the Mekkelsen Memorial Day Classic 100.

The Pro All Stars Series is recognized as North America's premier sanctioning body for asphalt Super Late Models and boasts such marquee events as the legendary Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway and PASS South's Easter Bunny 150 at the historic Hickory Motor Speedway. For technical information concerning all PASS divisions please send questions to passracing@roadrunner.com. For media or marketing questions, please contact Alan Dietz at 704-231-2039 or alandietzpass@live.com. Please visit ProAllStarsSeries.com for more information. And, don't forget to "Like" the Pro All Stars Series on Facebook or follow us on Twitter @PASSSLM14 to keep up with breaking news as it happens.

CONCORD, NC – The Super DIRTcar Series announced today the 2017 racing schedule. The 2017 Super DIRTcar Series schedule features events spanning from mid-February through early November. The series will visit tracks in Florida, Ohio, North Carolina, New York, Ontario and Quebec.

The Super DIRTcar Series will once again kick off the season with its fourth annual trip south for the DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park in a non-points event. Series racing action will continue in late April when they take on the high banks of Fulton Speedway for the the High Bank Hold-Up.

New to the 2017 schedule, the Big-Block Modifieds will make their first-ever trip to the four-tenths mile oval of Airborne Park Speedway in Plattsburgh, N.Y. The Speedway recently laid down new clay in preparation for the new season.

After a 10-year absence, the Big-Block Modifieds returned to Eldora (Ohio) Speedway in 2016. The series will once again return to the half-mile dirt oval in 2017 on July 18th and 19th. During last year's events Tim Fuller and 2016 Series Champion 'Super' Matt Sheppard nabbed victories at the famed dirt track.

The series will venture north of the border when it visits Autodrome-Granby and LeRPM Speedway on back-to-back nights of September 8th and 9th.

The stars of the Big-Block Modifieds head to Fonda, N.Y. for a final tune-up before NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week on Saturday, September 23rd. NAPA Super DIRT Week will once again return to the famed Oswego Speedway in 2017 for the 46th annual event.

The series makes one final trip to Canada at Brockville Speedway on Friday, October 13thbefore heading south to Concord, N.C. for the Bad Boy Off Road World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte on November 2nd-4th.

DIRTcar Racing also announced the 2017 358-Modified final nine-race schedule, along with full schedules for the Sportsman and Pro Stock classes. The 2017 regional format and schedules for the 358-modifieds will be announced in the coming weeks.